There's a slight delay in the Day 1 action as players make their way into the PokerGO Studio.
There's a slight delay in the Day 1 action as players make their way into the PokerGO Studio.
The high-stakes action continues at the 2026 U.S. Poker Open with Event #7: $10,000 NLH. The fourth and final $10k event of the series is set to begin at noon inside the PokerGO Studio.
Cherish Andrews currently leads the U.S. Poker Open standings with 282 PGT points for her three cashes so far this series, including a victory in Event #3: #5,000 NLH. Andrews is most closely followed on the leaderboard by her boyfriend, Brock Wilson, who took down the opening event of the series to kick off what has been a great week for the poker power couple.
| Rank | Player | PGT Points | Wins | Cashes | PGT Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherish Andrews | 282 | 1 | 3 | $183,807 |
| 2 | Brock Wilson | 271 | 1 | 3 | $210,900 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | 262 | 0 | 3 | $217,675 |
| 4 | Peter Placey | 224 | 1 | 1 | $224,000 |
| 5 | Kristen Foxen | 219 | 1 | 2 | $211,950 |
| 6 | Clemen Deng | 208 | 1 | 2 | $139,025 |
| 7 | Peter Mugar | 155 | 0 | 3 | $103,975 |
| 8 | Yifu He | 146 | 0 | 2 | $97,550 |
| 9 | Qinghai Pan | 144 | 0 | 1 | $144,000 |
| 10 | Justin Zaki | 140 | 0 | 2 | $111,800 |
Table courtesy of PokerGO
The two-day event will start off with blinds of 500/1,000/1,000 and players having 125,000 starting stacks. Levels will be 30 minutes in duration through Level 12, at which point they will increase to 40 minutes. The tentative plan is to play down to a five-handed final table and then to a winner on Thursday.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to provide coverage of Event #6. Check out our coverage of the rest of the series in the meantime.
Event #7: $10,000 NLH
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